Irvine Welsh

[Cellarite]

Great news! The greatest Scottishman that was ever shit on civilisation is bringing out his new book in April. It'll be called 'Skagboys' and is a prequel to 'Trainspotting'. As if that isn't enough, the novel 'Filth' is to be made into a feature film. I feel like doing a lap of honour.

To prepare myself for the new book coming out, I've started re-reading 'Trainspotting' and intend do get through 'Porno' and 'Glue' as well to refresh myself with Leith's greatest characters.

Any fellow Irvine Welsh fans out there?

 

[ob]

Just finished reheated cabbage fucking class,recorded acid house off tv few weeks ago not seen it yet

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

Very much an admirer.
His depiction of a disenfranchised underclass is pretty much spot on.
And being a Hibs fan can't be easy...

 

[Cellarite]

Very much an admirer.
His depiction of a disenfranchised underclass is pretty much spot on.
And being a Hibs fan can't be easy...

i'm so happy about the impending book and film, i'm going to pay tribute to Irvine and make TTTcitybhoy's night with this :

 

[stonerblue]

'Filth' is painfully brilliant

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

Only liked Tainspotting, couldn't get into the other books. The short story one wasn't bad.

 

[Cellarite]

Only liked Tainspotting, couldn't get into the other books. The short story one wasn't bad.

if you're prepared to have another go, i'd highly recommend 'glue'. it's about the first 30 or so years of a group of 4 mates who all go their own way in life but are held together by friendship. how life can turn out different depending on the paths you choose and the decisions you make.

 

[LongsightM13]

His early stuff was spellbinding, Trainspotting, Acid House, Marabou Stork Nightmares. But found him a bit of a one trick pony since. Filth was a bit 'meh' with a twist you could see from 100 pages in. The chef one was pretty crap. Not bothered with Porno or Glue so don't know if he ever got his mojo back.
Mind you, as Kev is one of the handful of fellow John Fante fans on here, I'll take his word on good books as bond.

 

[gaudinho's stolen car]

I enjoyed Glue in particular.

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

His early stuff was spellbinding, Trainspotting, Acid House, Marabou Stork Nightmares. But found him a bit of a one trick pony since. Filth was a bit 'meh' with a twist you could see from 100 pages in. The chef one was pretty crap. Not bothered with Porno or Glue so don't know if he ever got his mojo back.
Mind you, as Kev is one of the handful of fellow John Fante fans on here, I'll take his word on good books as bond.

John Fante is a massively underrated writer.
Ignore all the 'poor man's Bukowski or Raymond Carver' comparisons.
Not that they aren't great either.
Welsh will be the first to admit to being greatly influenced by James Kelman,who is also a gifted writer.